Hello, Young Lovers ~ 1960 version 

~ from the 1951 Stage musical "The King and I"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II , 1951 

Williamson Music, Inc.

Arranged by O.B. Masingill

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra ( and Chorus )

Produced by Hugo & Luigi

 

Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

Recording Time 2:45

 

Recorded October 26, 1960   ~  Matrix No. L5PT-5115 Take 4

SESSION MUSICIANS & CHORAL

October 26, 1960 

A Hugo & Luigi Production

 

Orchestra

 

Leader: Mitchell Ayres

Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross

 

Trumpet ~ James Maxwell

Trumpet ~ Bernie Glow 

Trumpet ~ Melvin Davis

Trumpet ~ James Milazzo 

 

Trombone ~ Urban Green 

Trombone ~ Robert Byrne 

Trombone ~ Robert Alexander 

Trombone ~ John D'agostino 

 

Sax ~ Stanley Webb

 

Piano ~ Henry Rowland

 

Guitar ~ Anthony "Tony" Mottola

Guitar ~ Danny Perri 

 

Drums ~ Terry Snyder 

Drums ~ Ted Sommer 

 

Bass ~ Robert Haggart

 

Choral

 

Contractor: Hugo & Luigi

 

Chorus members not identified 

 

 

 

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Arranged by O.B. Masingill

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra ( and Chorus )

Produced by Hugo & Luigi

Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

Recorded October 26, 1960

 

Notes: ~ Shortly after the hit musical 'The King and I' opened on Broadway, composer Richard Rodgers noted, 'I've tried to tell the story through music. 'The King and I' is truly a musical drama, with every song advancing the plot. We ask the audience to believe that the people are on stage, who face many serious problems of life, will suddenly stop talking and burst into song. We tried to avoid the reality by the singing, and the singing by the reality.' Perry gives the play's Hello, Young Lovers a bright and bouncy reading, making the bittersweet words become happy and hopeful. ( notes from "The Incomparable Como" Readers Digest UK compilation 1975 )

 

Notes: ~ Introduced by Gertrude Lawrence in the 1951 Stage Musical "The King and I". 

Perry had a best-selling record for RCA Victor that same year. In the 1956 Hollywood Musical

it was performed by Deborah Kerr with her voice dubbed on the soundtrack by Marni Nixon.

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